a network of persons who are engaged in ministry with older adults. These people work in presbyteries and synods, they are leaders in congregations, and some serve in specialized ministries such as chaplains in care facilities and presbytery staff who are involved with older adult ministry committees.
Join Our Association
Membership in the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network is open to anyone who is promoting, stimulating, developing and advocating for older adult ministry with congregations, presbyteries, synods or institutions and organizations related to older adult ministry.Renew or Become a Member
Membership Brochure
POAMN members are persons providing leadership for older adults in:
• Middle Governing Bodies
(presbyteries and synods)
• Congregations
• Retirement Communities
• Organization directors and other staff
Presbyterian Older Adult
Ministries Network
Resources
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POAMN Network News (PNN)
This quarterly newsletter gives an update on news concerning older adult ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), program ideas, worship materials, articles on older adult issues and helpful resources for ministry with older adults. PNN is available as a free, printable Adobe Acrobat pdf file, or through POAMN. To receive your subscrip-tion to PNN contact Editor Quentin Holmes:
2012 Winter PNN
2011 Holiday PNN
2011 Autumn PNN
2011 Summer PNN
Article Archives
Older Adult Ministries
Planning Guide
The PCUSA church-planning calendar designates the first week in May as Older Adult Week. We dedicate this week to older adults because they are the backbone of our church, our nation and the world. The purpose of Older Adult Week is to help congregations recognize aging as a natural part of living, involving life from birth to death and to affirm the worth of persons in all stages of development and at all functional levels. Each year a special theme is chosen around Older Adult Week and POAMN produces a planning guide to help congregations recognize and honor older church members. The OAM Planning Guide is available as a free, printable Adobe Acrobat pdf file.
The latest Planning Guide is also available in hard copy for $2 from Presbyterian Distribution Service at www.pcusa.org/marketplace, ISBN#23304-10-001 or by contacting Ginny Nyhuis.
2012 OAM Planning Guide
2011 OAM Planning Guide
2010 OAM Planning Guide
Archived Guides
Upcoming Events
2012 ARMSS/POAMN Joint ConferencePartnering: A Passion and a Purpose
October 16-19, 2012
Red Lion Hotel on the River
Portland, Oregon
Conference Brochure
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Certification
Older Adult Ministries (OAM) Certification is a training program sponsored by the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. that prepares individuals to engage in ministry with older adults in the context of their faith communities, their family networks, and their communities.
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